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Armenia’s Defense Ministry Proposes Reducing Mandatory Military Service From 2 Years to 1.5 Starting Summer 2026

Armenia’s Defense Ministry (MoD) has submitted a draft amendment to reduce compulsory military service...

Armenia’s Manager Yeghishe Melikyan Says He Will “Definitely Try” To Bring Henrikh Mkhitaryan Back To The...

Armenia’s newly appointed national team manager, Yeghishe Melikyan, has made it clear that one...

Armenia Defeats Ireland 2–1 in Yerevan to Claim First World Cup Qualifying Victory

Armenia’s national team celebrated a vital 2–1 win over Ireland at the Vazgen Sargsyan...

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Karen Khachanov Returns To ATP Top 10 Rankings For First Time Since 2023 Ahead Of U.S. Open In New York

Russian-Armenian tennis star Karen Khachanov has officially returned to the ATP Top 10, climbing to No. 9 in the latest rankings following the Cincinnati Masters — his first appearance...

Armenian Astrophysicist Solves Century-Old Unresolved Einstein Theory Puzzle About How Objects Move Through Space-Time

An Armenian astrophysicist, Dr. Gagik Ter-Kazarian, has solved a century-old problem in Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity: how to define and calculate the...

Armenia Grants Visa-Free Entry for Citizens of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & Oman to Boost Tourism & Investment

In a bid to enhance tourism and attract foreign investment, the Armenian government adopted a resolution today to lift visa requirements for citizens of...

Armenia’s Government Approves Bill to Curb Military Draft Dodging With New Service Options: 1 Month for $63,000, 4 Months for $47,000, Age Limit Set...

On May 22, the Armenian Cabinet approved a bill authored by Civil Contract Party MP Hayk Sargsyan aimed at preventing draft dodging among conscription-age...

Armenian Citizen Vicken Euljekjian, Illegally Imprisoned in Azerbaijan Since 2020, Hospitalized in Baku After Hunger Strike as Armenia’s Government Remains Silent

Vicken Euljekjian, a Lebanese-Armenian and Armenian citizen who has been illegally imprisoned in Azerbaijan since 2020, has been on a hunger strike in a...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Says U.S. Is Working to Prevent Azerbaijani Invasion of Armenia, Calls Armenian Prisoners of War Release “Critical”

During a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on May 21, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that preventing a renewed conflict between Armenia...

13 Arrested in Federal Crackdown on Armenian-Linked Crime Groups in LA & Florida; $83M Amazon Heist, Kidnapping, Credit Card Fraud Among Charges

On May 20, federal agents and local law enforcement officials in California and Florida arrested 13 alleged members and associates of rival Armenian organized...

Iran Holds Joint Military Drills With Azerbaijan in Occupied Artsakh While Sending Its Defense Minister to Armenia For High-Level Talks

Iran’s defense diplomacy in the South Caucasus unfolded on two fronts this week — launching a joint military exercise with Azerbaijan in occupied Artsakh...

Baby with Rare Disease Thrives After Life-Saving World-First Gene Therapy Made by Nobel Laureate, Descendant of Armenian Genocide Survivor

A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him, reports the Associated Press. Researchers described the...

Israeli Broadcaster Apologizes After Eurovision Comment, Describes It as a “Satirical Remark” & a “Joke Aimed Solely at the Song, Not Armenians”

Following widespread backlash from Armenian communities worldwide, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) issued an official apology over a controversial remark made after Armenia’s...

President Trump Nominates Armenian-American Attorney Craig Missakian as U.S. Attorney for Northern California

U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated attorney Craig Missakian to serve as the next United States Attorney for the Northern District of California, one...

Armenian PM Meets Erdogan, Aliyev & EU High-Ranking Officials at the European Political Summit in Tirana

On May 16, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated in the opening ceremony of the 6th European Political Community (EPC) Summit held in the...

Armenia & UK Agree to Appoint Defense Attachés, Discuss Boosting Military Ties After High-Level Meeting in Berlin

On May 13, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, Suren Papikyan, met with the United Kingdom’s Minister for the Armed Forces,...

Living with Gunfire: How Armenia’s Border Communities in Syunik Are Adapting to a New Normal

On-the-Ground Report by Arpine Hovhannisian | Zartonk Media For over the last forty nights, the peaceful life in Khnatsakh and nearby Khoznavar in Syunik, southern...

Juventus Legend David Trezeguet to Visit Armenia for Juventus Football Academy Presentation in Yerevan

Former French national team striker, World Cup champion, and UEFA Euro champion David Trezeguet has announced his upcoming visit to Armenia to attend the...

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